Abstract
We report the first example of the synthesis and the " schizophrenic" micellization behavior of a multi-responsive double hydrophilic ABC miktoarm star terpolymer. A well-defined miktoarm star terpolymer consisting of polyethylene glycol), poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate), and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) arms, PEG(-b-PDEA)-b-PNIPAM, was synthesized via the combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and click reaction. Containing pH-responsive PDEA and thermo-responsive PNIPAM arms, this novel type of miktoarm star terpolymer molecularly dissolves in aqueous solution at acidic pH and room temperature, but supramolecularly self -into micelles at alkaline pH and room temperature, and PNIPAM-core micelles at acidic pH and elevated temperatures. Most importantly, both types of micellar aggregates possess wellsolvated hybrid coronas.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 941-947 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Jun 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)
- Click reaction
- Double hydrophilic block copolymer
- Self-organization
- Stimuli-sensitive polymers